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2 days ago · MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90. The team announced Uecker died Thursday morning, calling it “one of the most difficult days in Milwaukee Brewers history.” In […]
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3 days ago · Robert W. Trudeau of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away in his home on Jan. 5, 2025, at the age of 83. He was born in Ironwood on Nov. 13, 1941, to the late Archie and Lempi (Enkkeli) Trudeau. Bob was the youngest of three brothers and both of his parents were deaf. He learned sign […]
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1 day ago · By DAVER KARNOSKY [email protected] HOUGHTON — With 15 seconds left in a 66-66 tie game, the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals had the ball in the hands of Freddie McIntosh, their second-best shooter. He missed a look from beyond the 3-point line and senior guard Adam Hobson came down with the rebound for the Michigan Tech […]
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ELY, MN — Mary Ann (Basarich) Vesel, 84, passed away on December 15, 2024 at the Boundary Waters Care Center in Ely, Minnesota with the love of her life, husband Ray, by her side. Mary Ann is survived by her husband of 63 years, Raymond, son John (Nina) Vesel, and daughter Sandy(Arlyn) Aronson, her grandchildren, […]
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4 days ago · L’ANSE — The Baraga County Board of Commissioners Monday with new commissioner James Niemela welcomed in. Niemela said the board was helpful in teaching him about the position. “I’m looking forward to listening to people and keeping the taxpayers in mind,” he said. “Being careful with the people’s money is very important to me and […]
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3 days ago · HOUGHTON — Dr. Bruce Trusock passed away this week at the age of 73. Trusock was an area staple a Michigan Technological University Athletics Hall of Fame member for his work on and off of the football field and a dependable and well-known medical practitioner in the Keweenaw for more than 40 years. Trusock’s followed […]
Tikkanen, Britz lead Houghton County Bd. | News, Sports, Jobs
2 days ago · HOUGHTON — The leadership at the top of the Houghton County board will carry over from last year. The board unanimously selected Tom Tikkanen for a two-year term as chairman, and Roy Britz for a one-year term as vice chairman. Commissioners Glenn Anderson and Gretchen Janssen respectively nominated and seconded both officers. “Thanks for your […]
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4 days ago · GRAND RAPIDS — Mark Totten, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, announced his departure effective Monday, Jan. 20. President Biden nominated Totten on Nov. 12, 2021 and, after Senate confirmation, he began service on May 5, 2022. “I’m incredibly proud of the work my team and I have done to protect the public, […]
Early voting period wraps up statewide | News, Sports, Jobs - The ...
Nov 5, 2024 · HOUGHTON — More than 4,500 Copper Country residents cast early ballots as part of Michigan’s nine-day early in-person voting period, its first for a statewide election. Sunday was the final and highest-turnout day for early voting, drawing 189,442 voters to polling places across Michigan. Get-out-the-vote efforts locally included Huskies Vote Early day at Michigan Technological […]
Alert to hall’s condition - The Mining Gazette
Sep 13, 2024 · L’ANSE — The condition of the L’Anse Township Hall was the main discussion at the township board’s monthly meeting Wednesday afternoon. The building had complaints of soft areas on the floor and when the building was inspected underneath, rotted floor joists were discovered along with a concerning aggregate of mold. The inspection of the building […]